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FERC accused of failing to address pipelines’ impacts July 18, 2017

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) – is (supposedly) an independent tasked with regulating the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. According to its own website, it reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines as well as licensing hydropower projects. Among FERC’s […]

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Online shopping is choking our landfills when we could recycle better June 19, 2017

Last week’s news about Amazon purchasing Whole Foods has left consumers in a tizzy. On the one hand, it will make high quality food even more accessible. On the other hand, as is always the case, it presents new problems to be addressed. One of these issues centers around the proliferation of shipping boxes. Americans […]

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Roundup without Glyphosate? They have it, just not in the U.S. May 4, 2017

Roundup and Monsanto have been taking some pretty hard hits from environmentalists, farmers, scientists and others because of the highly toxic main ingredient glyphosate. Even though the EPA, now being strong-armed by our current administration, never finalized its findings about the chemical’s toxicity, there’s plenty of evidence around the world that this […]

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Bridging the Disconnect – Schoolkids Learn about Growing Food March 17, 2017

Editor’s Note: The following article was published in the March-April 2017 issue of AgMag magazine. Growing up in the Rio Grande Valley used to mean being surrounded by citrus orchards and farmland. Today, residents are surrounded by strip malls, countless restaurants, pawn shops and automotive repair places, many reminiscent of junk yards. “There’s a big [ […]

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Compost – a Smart Way to Better Soil Health March 8, 2017

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the December-January issue of AgMag magazine Compost – a decaying mixture of organic matter that can include dead leaves, food waste, animal manure, even coffee grounds – is a solution to many soil-related problems. It’s long been used to help enrich soil. As early as 1760, George Washington […]

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